frumentaceous
[ froo-muhn-tey-shuhs ]
adjective
of the nature of or resembling wheat or other grain.
Origin of frumentaceous
11660–70; <Late Latin frūmentāceus of corn or grain, equivalent to Latin frūment(um) grain + -āceus-aceous
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British Dictionary definitions for frumentaceous
frumentaceous
/ (ˌfruːmɛnˈteɪʃəs) /
adjective
resembling or made of wheat or similar grain
Origin of frumentaceous
1C17: from Late Latin frūmentāceus, from Latin frūmentum corn, grain
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